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Orsay Opens First Permanent Nazi-Looted Art Gallery

5/6/2026

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  • The Musée d’Orsay opened France’s first permanent gallery that displays Nazi-looted artworks, with provenance labels visible on the backs of 13 of its 2,200 Musées Nationaux Récupération pieces.
  • A six-person Franco-German research team now examines each orphaned work to identify and contact possible heirs.
  • Officials said the gallery aims to confront antisemitic attacks, which reached 1,320 incidents in 2025, and noted there is no statute of limitations on these crimes.